The company develops new technologies that allow less recharge electric cars. Engineers plan to make electric cars go a thousand miles on a single charge. For this purpose the company came up with three options of combining an electric motor and an internal combustion engine. In fact, the Volvo developing new versions of hybrid cars. In the first version of the electric C30 hatchback have established internal combustion engine that runs on either gasoline or ethanol. The motor is placed under the floor of the trunk, and the batteries have diminished in size. Gasoline engine power is equal to 60 HP and installed it with a generator that "nourishes" electric motor. The second option involves a trehcilindrovogo turbirovannogo engine rated at 190 horsepower, which transfers torque to the rear wheels through a 6-step machine. The total capacity of the two motors is 300 HP with a combination of a car can travel on a single charge over thousands of kilometers. In the third case, the 190-horsepower gasoline engine combined with an electric motor with power "111 HP. in this case the car at speeds up to 50 km/h travelling solely on electric power.